Platform Standards

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

Dear flamingzword

Most of the guys who spout that nonsense about people who do preach platform rules just go off gossip about what they heard or the "one" church they went too and how that pastor was and they don't even realize what a "platform standard" is. They keep asking dumb question like " where is that in the bible word for word". We all know that this just comes from bitter people that do not understand the difference between biblical holiness and standards of separation are.

I am the kind of person who if the scriptures do not teach it, then neither do I.

Every preacher has a right to preach whatever they want in their church, and when I visit a church my intention is never to correct the preacher, it is up to God to set that person straight not my job.

The UPCI, the PAW, the COJC and every other organization have the right to preach whatever standards they want, and anyone who wants to be ordained by such organizations have the obligation to abide by such standards.

Since I will only teach clearly biblical standards I am not welcome in some churches, and they have the right to ban me from preaching in their church.

Their non-biblical platform standards are meaningless to me, if I can I will accommodate them (going along does not mean I believe the standard), but if I can't then I won't.

per example in some churches you must have a tie to preach, if I want to preach in their churches then I would wear a tie.

[jfrog]

Michael is wearing a beard more favorable to god than bein clean shaven?

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Michael is wearing a beard more favorable to god than bein clean shaven?

Drum roll puleeeeeze.

[Michael The Disciple]

Here is why I call them "hypocrites".

On one hand they teach that women who don't wear dresses are going to Hell on this basis.

5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Duet. 22:5

Even tho this is the law of Moses they (most) teach its Hell to not follow it.

Now on the other hand in the very same law of Moses YHWH commands:

5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. Lev. 21:5

So even tho YAH commands men not to shave the corners of their beards Apostolic preachers preach you must continually shave to have a place on "the platform"!

So how shall we be consistent here? The law of Mo which forbids wearing of mens garments by women also commands men NOT TO SHAVE THEIR BEARDS!

So are Apostolic Preachers consistent to their own "platform standards" reasoning? Or are they Inconsistent and confusing?

What gives them the right to pick and chose?

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Here is why I call them "hypocrites".

On one hand they teach that women who don't wear dresses are going to Hell on this basis.

5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Duet. 22:5

Even tho this is the law of Moses they (most) teach its Hell to not follow it.

Now on the other hand in the very same law of Moses YHWH commands:

5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. Lev. 21:5

So even tho YAH commands men not to shave the corners of their beards Apostolic preachers preach you must continually shave to have a place on "the platform"!

So how shall we be consistent here? The law of Mo which forbids wearing of mens garments by women also commands men NOT TO SHAVE THEIR BEARDS!

So are Apostolic Preachers consistent to their own "platform standards" reasoning? Or are they Inconsistent and confusing?

What gives them the right to pick and chose?

One was a law and one was an abombanation to God.

[Abiding Now]

One dealt with vanity and the other dealt with gender separation. You know the old Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. The male and female thang.

[Hoovie]

There is no virtue in being clean shaven, nor in wearing a beard. That said, I am glad the UPCI has/is dropping their past thoughts on the matter.

Some ministers are starting to wear them.

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

There is no virtue in being clean shaven, nor in wearing a beard. That said, I am glad the UPCI has/is dropping their past thoughts on the matter.

Some ministers are starting to wear them.

Really, can you give some names?

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

One was a law and one was an abombanation to God.

So laws are only to be kept if they use the word "abomination"?

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

One dealt with vanity and the other dealt with gender separation. You know the old Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. The male and female thang.

Well the same holds true for beards. Women don't have them right? Men do. It is also a gender thing. Same as Duet. 22:5